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Grotto Beach

Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Grotto Beach 5 photos

  • Seaweed on dune at Grotto Beach, South Africa

    Seaweed on dune at Grotto Beach, South Africa. Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Grotto Beach - Hermanus

    Grotto Beach - Hermanus. Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hermanus - Grotto Beach, Klein River - panoramio

    Hermanus - Grotto Beach, Klein River - panoramio. Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Hermanus - Grotto Beach, Klein River - panoramio (1)

    Hermanus - Grotto Beach, Klein River - panoramio (1). Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Klein River meets Atlantic Ocean (Walker Bay, South Africa 2014)

    Klein River meets Atlantic Ocean (Walker Bay, South Africa 2014). Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:03 pm
6 am
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
64 km/hmph N
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:03 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am96
5.5Good7 am117
5.3Fair8 am117
5.1Fair9 am96
4.9FairNow64
5.2Fair11 am32
4.7Fair12 pm1711
5.1Fair1 pm128
5.5Good2 pm138
4.7Fair3 pm159
4.5Fair4 pm2012
6.6Good5 pm1912
6.5Good6 pm2012
6.5Good7 pm1710
Sat
5.6Good6 am74
4.7Fair7 am63
5.2Fair8 am32
5.1Fair9 am64
7.2Great10 am106
7.7Great11 am128
7.7Great12 pm138
7.8Great1 pm138
7.8Great2 pm138
7.6Great3 pm138
7.3Great4 pm127
7.4Great5 pm106
7.2Great6 pm106
6.6Good7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms280 m920 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miHermanus (town)
Nearest airport
80 km50 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

Nearby places

  • DutchiesFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • Hopeside DownGrill
    990 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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